The semifinals are officially in sight at Australian Open 2022.
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Wednesday serves up a couple of women's duels packed with passion and quality, but only one player has been there and done it before on the major stage. Who will rise to the occasion?
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Watching Alize Cornet or Danielle Collins compete is off the charts in terms of witnessing intensity and raw emotions.
Now, for the first time, the fiercely-determined duo will take to court against each other with a major semifinal spot up for grabs. This is going to be one hell of a ride.
Drama is the word.
"That could be somewhat drama … I can't hide my true nature. If I'm a drama queen for the people, then I am," said Cornet.
"I see how she (Collins) is on the court. She's like a lion. Oh my God, she impresses me because she's like so intense. I'm intense too, but I think she's next-level intense. She's hitting so hard. This is going to be a good match. I'm really happy to play against this kind of player."
Collins, replicating her 2019 run to the semifinals at Melbourne Park, echoed that sentiment.
"I think she's an incredible player and person for our sport," said the world No. 30 of Cornet.
"I think her hard work and tenacity really comes out every time she plays and steps on the court.
"She's always someone that's very fun to watch, someone that's very pleasant to see on a day-to-day basis and passing in the locker room. I appreciate her a lot."
Cornet has embraced a sense of freedom this fortnight after revealing it could be her final season on tour, and she has flourished to send three seeds packing, including Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep, to book a maiden major quarterfinal at her 63rd Grand Slam.
She's not done yet.
"The sky's the limit," stated the world No.61. "I really want to be ambitious on this Slam. For the first time of my life, I really believe I can go till the end."
Collins has been to this stage before, earning her stripes this time with a tough three-setter against Danish prodigy Clara Tauson and erasing a set deficit to beat 19th seed Elise Mertens.
It's positive to see Collins back in latter stages of leading events. The 28-year-old has had a battle off court too, undergoing emergency surgery to treat endometriosis in April last year. Collins also tore her abdomen at Roland Garros during her premature comeback. It's been a long stint of pain and uncertainty.
"It's super satisfying and rewarding, because I think any time you're going to have a surgery like I had, I think any athlete would find it less than ideal and nerve-racking knowing how your body is going to recover after that type of surgery. It's extremely painful and scary," explained Collins.
"I think that's helped me a lot mentally. It's given me a lot more confidence on court."
Whoever prevails in the Cornet-Collins drama will face the winner of the day's second quarterfinal between seventh seed Iga Swiatek and Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi.
Speaking of drama, Kanepi became embroiled in a "crazy" triumph over world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka on Monday night. The world No.115, who has been ranked as high as No.15, surrendered four match points and celebrated victory a point early in a captivating comeback 5-7 6-2 7-6[10-7] to advance to the last eight.
The 36-year-old struggled last season, not recording back-to-back match wins at tour level between AO 2021 and this fortnight. She's tallied 14 top-10 wins in her esteemed career, and nine of those have occurred at the majors. The Grand Slams simply inspire Kanepi to rise to the occasion.
She'll have to bring her blazing power and more in the last eight, with the versatility and agility of world No.9 Swiatek over the net.
Into the second week for the sixth consecutive Grand Slam since her 2020 Roland Garros triumph, the Pole is managing plenty of pressure points with aplomb.
The 20-year-old signed the TV cameras "stressful one" after reeling in Sorana Cirstea from a set down in the last 16.
"I was just constantly focused on what's going on right now and not thinking about the mistakes I did before, because the mistakes are going to happen, for sure, especially when you play with someone who is playing so fast," Swiatek said.
"I just wanted to look forward, which was pretty hard to do that, but it worked."
Making to the final eight in Melbourne represents Swiatek's first Grand Slam quarterfinal away from Paris.
"It means a lot, because two years ago I felt like on hard court I'm not able to play my game, and I was always adjusting to what my opponents were doing," she said.
"Right now is different, because I feel like I really developed and I can play more on hard court and I can be more free. I'm pretty proud of that."
Playing freely and containing the stressful moments, Swiatek is looking very dangerous Down Under. However, the Pole will know it would be a very costly mistake to underestimate the Estonian. Can Kanepi recover for another sensational shock?